diff --git a/tests/bundles/kinetic-zed.yaml b/tests/bundles/kinetic-zed.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index cb89caf5..00000000
--- a/tests/bundles/kinetic-zed.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,257 +0,0 @@
-variables:
-  openstack-origin: &openstack-origin distro
-
-series: kinetic
-
-comment:
-- 'machines section to decide order of deployment. database sooner = faster'
-machines:
-  '0':
-    constraints: mem=3072M
-  '1':
-    constraints: mem=3072M
-  '2':
-    constraints: mem=3072M
-  '3':
-  '4':
-  '5':
-  '6':
-  '7':
-  '8':
-  '9':
-  # machines 10 and 11 are for nova-compute which needs more memory for the
-  # instances.
-  '10':
-    constraints: mem=4096M cores=4
-  '11':
-    constraints: mem=4096M cores=4
-  '12':
-
-applications:
-
-  nova-cloud-controller-mysql-router:
-    charm: ch:mysql-router
-    channel: latest/edge
-  keystone-mysql-router:
-    charm: ch:mysql-router
-    channel: latest/edge
-  glance-mysql-router:
-    charm: ch:mysql-router
-    channel: latest/edge
-  neutron-api-mysql-router:
-    charm: ch:mysql-router
-    channel: latest/edge
-  placement-mysql-router:
-    charm: ch:mysql-router
-    channel: latest/edge
-  vault-mysql-router:
-    charm: ch:mysql-router
-    channel: latest/edge
-
-  mysql-innodb-cluster:
-    charm: ch:mysql-innodb-cluster
-    num_units: 3
-    options:
-      source: *openstack-origin
-      # Reduce chances of spurious "super-read-only" failures, see lp:1882205
-      expel-timeout: 20
-    to:
-      - '0'
-      - '1'
-      - '2'
-    channel: latest/edge
-
-  rabbitmq-server:
-    charm: ch:rabbitmq-server
-    num_units: 1
-    to:
-      - '3'
-    channel: latest/edge
-
-  nova-cloud-controller:
-    charm: ../../nova-cloud-controller.charm
-    num_units: 1
-    options:
-      openstack-origin: *openstack-origin
-      api-rate-limit-rules: "( POST, '*', .*, 9999, MINUTE );"
-      network-manager: Neutron
-      vendor-data: '{"some": "json data"}'
-      vendor-data-url: http://some.url/vdata
-      debug: true
-    to:
-      - '4'
-
-  neutron-api:
-    charm: ch:neutron-api
-    num_units: 1
-    options:
-      manage-neutron-plugin-legacy-mode: true
-      neutron-plugin: ovs
-      openstack-origin: *openstack-origin
-      flat-network-providers: physnet1
-      neutron-security-groups: true
-    to:
-      - '5'
-    channel: latest/edge
-
-  keystone:
-    charm: ch:keystone
-    num_units: 1
-    options:
-      openstack-origin: *openstack-origin
-    to:
-      - '6'
-    channel: latest/edge
-
-  neutron-gateway:
-    charm: ch:neutron-gateway
-    num_units: 1
-    options:
-      openstack-origin: *openstack-origin
-      bridge-mappings: physnet1:br-ex
-    to:
-      - '7'
-    channel: latest/edge
-
-  glance:
-    charm: ch:glance
-    num_units: 1
-    options:
-      openstack-origin: *openstack-origin
-    to:
-      - '8'
-    channel: latest/edge
-
-  neutron-openvswitch:
-    charm: ch:neutron-openvswitch
-    channel: latest/edge
-
-  placement:
-    charm: ch:placement
-    num_units: 1
-    options:
-      openstack-origin: *openstack-origin
-    to:
-      - '9'
-    channel: latest/edge
-
-  nova-compute:
-    charm: ch:nova-compute
-    num_units: 2
-    storage:
-      ephemeral-device: '40G'
-    options:
-      openstack-origin: *openstack-origin
-      config-flags: auto_assign_floating_ip=False
-      enable-live-migration: false
-      aa-profile-mode: enforce
-      debug: true
-    to:
-      - '10'
-      - '11'
-    channel: latest/edge
-
-  vault:
-    charm: ch:vault
-    num_units: 1
-    to:
-      - '12'
-    channel: latest/edge
-
-relations:
-
-  - - 'nova-compute:image-service'
-    - 'glance:image-service'
-
-  - - 'nova-compute:amqp'
-    - 'rabbitmq-server:amqp'
-
-  - - 'nova-cloud-controller:shared-db'
-    - 'nova-cloud-controller-mysql-router:shared-db'
-  - - 'nova-cloud-controller-mysql-router:db-router'
-    - 'mysql-innodb-cluster:db-router'
-
-  - - 'nova-cloud-controller:identity-service'
-    - 'keystone:identity-service'
-
-  - - 'nova-cloud-controller:amqp'
-    - 'rabbitmq-server:amqp'
-
-  - - 'nova-cloud-controller:cloud-compute'
-    - 'nova-compute:cloud-compute'
-
-  - - 'nova-cloud-controller:image-service'
-    - 'glance:image-service'
-
-  - - 'keystone:shared-db'
-    - 'keystone-mysql-router:shared-db'
-  - - 'keystone-mysql-router:db-router'
-    - 'mysql-innodb-cluster:db-router'
-
-  - - 'glance:identity-service'
-    - 'keystone:identity-service'
-
-  - - 'glance:shared-db'
-    - 'glance-mysql-router:shared-db'
-  - - 'glance-mysql-router:db-router'
-    - 'mysql-innodb-cluster:db-router'
-
-  - - 'glance:amqp'
-    - 'rabbitmq-server:amqp'
-
-  - - 'neutron-gateway:amqp'
-    - 'rabbitmq-server:amqp'
-
-  - - 'nova-cloud-controller:quantum-network-service'
-    - 'neutron-gateway:quantum-network-service'
-
-  - - 'neutron-api:shared-db'
-    - 'neutron-api-mysql-router:shared-db'
-  - - 'neutron-api-mysql-router:db-router'
-    - 'mysql-innodb-cluster:db-router'
-
-  - - 'neutron-api:amqp'
-    - 'rabbitmq-server:amqp'
-
-  - - 'neutron-api:neutron-api'
-    - 'nova-cloud-controller:neutron-api'
-
-  - - 'neutron-api:identity-service'
-    - 'keystone:identity-service'
-
-  - - 'nova-compute:neutron-plugin'
-    - 'neutron-openvswitch:neutron-plugin'
-
-  - - 'rabbitmq-server:amqp'
-    - 'neutron-openvswitch:amqp'
-
-  - - 'placement:shared-db'
-    - 'placement-mysql-router:shared-db'
-  - - 'placement-mysql-router:db-router'
-    - 'mysql-innodb-cluster:db-router'
-
-  - - 'placement:identity-service'
-    - 'keystone:identity-service'
-
-  - - 'placement:placement'
-    - 'nova-cloud-controller:placement'
-
-  - - 'vault:shared-db'
-    - 'vault-mysql-router:shared-db'
-  - - 'vault-mysql-router:db-router'
-    - 'mysql-innodb-cluster:db-router'
-
-  - - 'vault:certificates'
-    - 'neutron-api:certificates'
-
-  - - 'vault:certificates'
-    - 'glance:certificates'
-
-  - - 'vault:certificates'
-    - 'keystone:certificates'
-
-  - - 'vault:certificates'
-    - 'nova-cloud-controller:certificates'
-
-  - - 'vault:certificates'
-    - 'placement:certificates'
diff --git a/tests/tests.yaml b/tests/tests.yaml
index 3e061b29..c9c35d3a 100644
--- a/tests/tests.yaml
+++ b/tests/tests.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ gate_bundles:
 
 dev_bundles:
 - jammy-antelope
-- kinetic-zed
 - lunar-antelope
 
 target_deploy_status:
@@ -32,5 +31,4 @@ tests:
 
 tests_options:
   force_deploy:
-    - kinetic-zed
     - lunar-antelope